chapters prologue-10 vocab - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Displacement

Distance and direction of an object's change in position from the starting point.

reneged

to go back on a contract,promise or your word

prophesied

predicted the future

commissary

a retail store that sells equipment and provisions

thwarted

prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.

rancor

bitter resentment or ill-will

anachronism

a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, especially a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned.

opulent

rich, luxurious; wealthy

impudent

not showing due respect for another person; impertinent

appellations

names, titles, or designations

filched

snitched; stole

insolently

boldly rude or disrespectful

sobriquet

a person's nickname

illusory

deceptive; not real

bombastic

pompous; using inflated language

vexed

irritated; annoyed

infighting

rivalry among members of the same organisation

didoes

mischievous acts

reprobation

disapproval

droll

amusingly odd